Context: Valerie Barlow is angered at Ken, after the twins are almost killed when the house goes on fire.

Ken Barlow(William Roache): Well, what can I do after this lot?

Valerie(Anne Reid) is still angered and does not reply

Ken: Val. What do you want me to say? That I made a stupid mistake? That I shouldn't have gone out and left them? (tries to make out what he hopes is Val's reply) "Oh no, Ken! I agree!" Val, will you listen?

Valerie: Another five minutes, and this whole house could have gone up! Peter and Susan lying upstairs alone, what chance do you think they'd have had?

Ken: Val, please don't rub it in, how do you think I feel?

Val: One night a week, I go out, one night! I don't know, maybe it's my fault, maybe I'm expecting too much! You're supposed to be the one with the brains, you're always telling me how stupid I am! There isn't a kid in this street who'd do what you did - go out leaving two babies alone, a fire half way up the chimney with a maiden of clothes drying, and for what? to go drinking at the Rovers?

Ken: That's not true and you know it, I went to get some cigarettes!

Val: Then what took you so long? I was here five minutes before you even showed your face! Where were you?

Ken: I told you, I got involved in a stupid argument!

Val: You think, you read about it in the papers and you think "This can never happen to me!", but it can and it very nearly did and all because of you!

Ken: Val...

Ken prepares to light a cigarette as Val storms towards the door.:

Val: If I catch you with another cigarette, I'll take the twins and I'll leave you!

Context: Valerie is getting ready for a party, as the family are emigrating to Jamaica, when her hairdryer breaks, and she attempts to fix it.

Valerie Barlow(Anne Reid): Hello? Oh hi! Yes, I know, but you've no idea, when I got the dress out, the hemp had come unpicked, and... well... you'll just have to wait! I haven't got another dress and my hair is still wet!

Ken, who is at the Rovers(Bill Roache): Well, come as you are... wet hair, no dress - it's all the rage! Don't be so bashful! Oh come on, you've got to put your face on. Look, why not wear the one that god gave you, we both happen to like it!

Valerie: Look, give me about half an hour... well twenty minutes and I'll be fit to be seen. Yes, well you're my husband, so it's a bit different... that's a bit cheeky, even for you! Soon as I can! Bye.

Context: Albert and Irma are talking about Val Barlow's sudden death in a fire.

Albert: I have lived my life. Why couldn't the Good Lord have taken me stead of our Valerie?

Irma: I think it has something to do with being born a Barlow or marrying a Barlow, life sure has it in for us.

Context: After a day at the Lake, Fred had sent Annie Walker's car in the lake, with Bet Lynch and Betty Turpin inside.

Bet Lynch(Julie Goodyear): Things were bad. You had more than enough to answer for before, but now...

Fred Gee(Fred Feast): Oh, belt up, will you?

Bet: ...you've done me and my gorgeous new outfit the final, the most unforgivable mischief! Not content with doing your damnedest to feed me to the flamin' fishes, you have put me down right slap bang in the middle of a flamin' cow plop!

Context: Steve, on the eve of his re-marriage to Karen, summarizes the plot so far for his twin brother Andy (who is revisiting the Street briefly to be Steve's best man). Of course it all falls apart at the wedding.

Steve MacDonald(Simon Gregson): I got Tracy Barlow pregnant, who stalked me, and cancelled my wedding behind my back. I've got a baby daughter nobody knows about, who is being looked after by the Croppers. Roy thinks he's the father, and so does his trans-sexual partner Hayley. ... I am officially the luckiest man alive. The Croppers are happy, Tracy is happy, and I'm getting married in the morning.

Context: After Tracy had cancelled Karen and Steve's wedding plans

Karen Macdonald(Suranne Jones) to Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford): Try any more stunts like that and I will be booking your funeral! Now that, is enough!